verhindern
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verhindern, from Old High German firhintaren. Equivalent to ver- hindern.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verhindern (weak, third-person singular present verhindert, past tense verhinderte, past participle verhindert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to prevent, to inhibit, to keep (something) from happening.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verhindern | ||||
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present participle | verhindernd | ||||
past participle | verhindert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verhindre ich verhindere ich verhinder |
wir verhindern | i | ich verhindere ich verhindre |
wir verhindern |
du verhinderst | ihr verhindert | du verhinderest du verhindrest |
ihr verhinderet ihr verhindret | ||
er verhindert | sie verhindern | er verhindere er verhindre |
sie verhindern | ||
preterite | ich verhinderte | wir verhinderten | ii | ich verhinderte1 | wir verhinderten1 |
du verhindertest | ihr verhindertet | du verhindertest1 | ihr verhindertet1 | ||
er verhinderte | sie verhinderten | er verhinderte1 | sie verhinderten1 | ||
imperative | verhindre (du) verhinder (du) verhindere (du) |
verhindert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verhindern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verhindern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verhindern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verhindern” in Duden online
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